Climbing a mountain of fire


Three seniors prove that no mountain, even though it’s volcanic and has dangerous trails, is too high to climb.

WE hear two muffled explosions about 300m below us. A rising plume of grey smoke blocks out the orange glow of the rising sun. Standing on the narrow crater rim of Gunung Kerinci, we peer into the bowels of the highest and most active volcano in Sumatra.

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